Alia Bhatt – Ranveer Singh to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Baiju Bawra

All hypotheses about casting Ranbir Kapoor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next directorial the musical marathon Baiju Bawra must end now. It is not Ranbir. It is his better half Alia Bhatt who has been cast as the leading lady opposite Ranveer Singh in Baiju Bawra.

Ranveer was the first actor to be signed for Baiju Bawra. He was Bhansali's first choice. “The character needs a certain madness, a craziness that only Ranveer can project. Ranbir was never considered for the role,” a source close to the epic filmmaker reveals.

Alia Bhatt had made up her mind she would be Sanjay Bhansali’s leading lady in his next directorial after Gangubai Kathiawadi come what may. “Alia was adamant. Bhansali thought she fitted the part. When she read the script she went frantic. Alia says it is the best script she had read,” says a source in the know.